
Learn Calypso Strumming on Ukulele
Trinidad and Tobago–style calypso is quite different from the “island-style” strum that many ukulele folks use to play some calypso songs
Trinidad and Tobago–style calypso is quite different from the “island-style” strum that many ukulele folks use to play some calypso songs
This arrangement uses common chords in non-common fingerings to connect the transitions.
The ukulele and slack-key guitar virtuoso is dazzling in almost any genre
Because the banjo and the ukulele share a common high G string, right-hand techniques like "Scruggs style" rolls for banjo sound great on the uke!
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The most famous version of this song was cut by Janis Joplin for her Pearl album just days before her death in October 1970
The carbon fiber material really is a great substitute for the exotic, mostly rare, and sometimes endangered woods that are used in the construction of many traditional ukuleles
This blues-based arpeggio exercise from Lil Rev can be played alongside any 12-bar shuffle or boogie groove
Sometimes ukes with the exact same features and brand or model names may have been produced by two or more different manufacturers
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Ukulele players who started on guitar are inclined to adapt their guitar skills to the ukulele. Here's how to play blues fingerpicking on ukulele.
Vivas’ musical prowess and teaching skills has led to invitations to ukulele festivals worldwide